1. Read every single day. The diet you feed your mind is just as important as what you feed your body. 2. Take care of your wellbeing. Both your mental and physical health. 3. Plan your day the night before. 4. Focus on progress over perfection. 5. Stop comparing yourself to others all the time (I call this "comparisonitis") and focus more on being better than who you were yesterday. 6. Focus on possibilities over problems. 7. Surround yourself with extraordinarily inspiring people. 8. Reflect o...

Around this time of the year, one of my favourite activities is reflecting back on what some of my biggest lessons in life, business and success have been for the year-to-date. So what have been some of the biggest lessons that 2017 has taught me? Here are a few highlights from what was a pretty long list… ​ Regular self-evaluation is important in awakening our self-awareness as being unaware is like thinking tomorrow will be totally different while inwardly you remain the same. Meditation offer...

​ If you've worked with me or heard me speak at an event, you'll know how much I love and are inspired by… … people who take action, … people who show commitment to becoming the best version of themselves, … and people who are consistent in the way they apply themselves and in the way they are willing to explore the unknown. The latter very much represents the fact that nearly everything meaningful in life is a marathon. We can let complacency, indecision and inaction steal years of our life fro...

We need to focus our attention on doing the most important things first on a given day ​ "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." – Goethe. In the late 1960s, a psychologist called Walter Mischel presented a challenge to around 650 four-year-old children over a period of several years. In what has since become known as the famous "marshmallow test", each was offered two options: to eat the one marshmallow sitting in front of them on the table immediatel...

Perhaps you’ve been putting something off and waiting for that ‘perfect moment’? 2017 is here. The question is, do you want it to be exactly like 2016? Or… Do you want 2017 to be your most transformative year yet? Where you go from ordinary to extraordinary and experience the sheer magic of purposeful pursuit. At the beginning of each year, many make New Year resolutions. Ho1wever, according to research, nearly all who do will have broken them or given up before Easter has even arrived. Why? Bec...

Many people die with an ocean of unfulfilled dreams ​ "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." – Steve Jobs. Back in the summer of 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting Arianna Huffington in London as she spoke about the launch of her book Thrive. During this time, she stated something powerful that resonated with me, which was: "There may be no single thing th...